This study negotiates the quality of life of 59 parents of children with disabilities. The WHOQOL-BRIEF (1996) psychometric tool was used to assess participants' quality of life. Also, the influence of the parent's gender, the type of disability of the child, the existence of other children without disability in the family and the socio-economic level of the family was investigated. The results of the study demonstrated a statistically significant relation between the gender of the parent and the variables of WHOQOL-BRIEF. Τhe results also showed that the type of disability of the child and the socio-economic level of the family had an effect on some of the parameters of the quality of life of parents of children with disabilities.
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